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The Big Story
Biden turns to old friends in fundraising battle
A president, two former presidents and a Queen (Latifa): President Biden is holding a star-studded reelection fundraiser in New York that is expected to bring in more than $25 million for his campaign coffers.
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President Biden’s campaign is holding a star-studded fundraising event that will reunite him with former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, as well as a crowd of celebrity guests.
On the guest list: Mindy Kaling, Queen Latifa, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Ervio and Lea Michele.
In Conversation: Biden, Obama and Clinton — in a discussion moderated by late-night host Stephen Colbert.
Biden’s campaign is expected to raise more than $25 million from the event. After a strong fundraising boost following his State of the Union address, the president is on track to gain a significant lead in the race for campaign cash.
“This historic raise is a show of strong enthusiasm for President Biden and Vice President Harris and a testament to the unprecedented fundraising machine we’ve built,” Jeffrey Katzenberg, Biden campaign co-chair, said in a statement.
Election filings showed former President Trump’s presidential campaign entered March with about $42 million in cash on hand, compared to the Biden campaign’s $155 million cash on hand. Trump also has been putting campaign cash toward his mounting legal fees.
Trump’s campaign blasted a fundraising plea to supporters Wednesday highlighting the glitzy Biden event.
“I want Obama to be CRYING – but that won’t happen unless EVERYONE chips in!!!” the fundraising plea read.
Ahead of the trip, Biden's campaign mocked Trump in a video highlighting Biden's rigorous campaign schedule for March, while Trump has spent much of his time at his Florida resort.
But Trump also was traveling to New York on Thursday to attend the wake of slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.
On the campaign side, the former president is scheduled to hold a rally in Wisconsin on April 2. His only other public campaign event since becoming the lone contender for the GOP nomination was a March 16 rally in Ohio to support Senate candidate Bernie Moreno (R).
Essential Reads
Key election stories and other recent campaign coverage:
Top Latino grassroots organization seeks to expand its reach
Mi Familia Vota, a Latino political organization known for its voter turnout efforts, is aggressively expanding its reach as an issues-based advocacy group and as a political clearinghouse to quantify, reach and promote the Latino vote. Mi Familia Vota President and CEO Héctor Sánchez, at the helm since 2019, told The Hill the group has transitioned from energizing voters to participate in support of third-party political agendas, …
Full Story Support for legal abortion hits new high among US voters: Fox News poll
A record 59 percent of surveyed Americans believe abortion should be legal, according to a new Fox News poll published Wednesday, as the Supreme Court argued over whether abortion pills should be outlawed, and GOP politicians consider support for a national abortion ban. Support for abortion rights has increased by double digits since early 2022, just before the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that removed federal protections …
Full Story Court reinstates SC Republican-drawn congressional map for 2024 elections
South Carolina Republican state lawmakers must be allowed to implement their congressional map for this year’s elections, a federal three-judge panel ruled Thursday, as the Supreme Court mulls whether the design is a racial gerrymander.
Full Story The Countdown
Upcoming news themes and events we're watching:
- 109 days until the Republican National Convention
- 144 days until the Democratic National Convention
- 222 days until the 2024 general election
In Other News
Branch out with a different read from The Hill:
Hispanic Democrats kick off voter mobilization campaign
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) campaign arm is launching its voter mobilization efforts ahead of November’s election through alliances with grassroots groups in Arizona, Florida and Texas. Bold PAC is announcing the effort Thursday, focusing on the three states with key congressional races. “Latino voters will be integral to the 2024 elections, deciding whether Democrats are able to defend the White House, Senate, …
Full Story Around the Nation
Local and state headlines regarding campaigns and elections:
- Haley’s Georgia voters likely to follow party’s lead, vote Trump (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
- Security experts say cybersecurity will be key during RNC in Milwaukee (Wisconsin Public Radio)
- Early voting makes debut in Connecticut (NBC Connecticut)
What We're Reading
Election news we've flagged from other outlets:
- Trump's Bibles and the evolution of his messianic message (Axios)
- Podcast: What about the people who don't vote? (New York Times)
- JD Vance's VP prospects could rise after he helped deliver Trump a big Ohio win (NBC News)
Elsewhere Today
Key stories on The Hill right now:
Trump attorney argues Georgia charges target core political speech
Lawyers for former President Trump argued at a hearing Thursday that the charges he faces in Georgia target core political speech and urged the judge to dismiss them under the First Amendment before the case heads to trial. Trump attorney Steve Sadow asserted that statements linked to campaigns and elections have always been found to be … Read more
Fears grow over Comstock Act, Justices Thomas, Alito
Abortion-rights supporters are sounding the alarm that conservative Supreme Court justices want to use a long-dormant law to enforce a nationwide abortion ban. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito repeatedly invoked the Comstock Act during oral arguments Tuesday in a case about the constitutionality of the Biden administration’s … Read more
What People Think
Opinions related to campaigns and elections submitted to The Hill:
- This is not James Carville’s 1992 Democratic Party
- The suburban voter strategy isn’t as black and white as it used to be
- America’s toxic politics are having an unholy effect on religion
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